Ravenous

Ravenous is the score for the film of the same name. It was written and performed by Damon Albarn and Michael Nyman (by agreement, Albarn credited first on the album and Nyman credited first on the film credits). The score was actually not a collaboration, according to Nyman: "Ravenous was a joint composition in the sense that Damon Albarn composed 60% of the tracks and I did the rest." It features Nyman's first writing for banjo since his 1981 self-titled album. The tracks known to be composed/arranged by Nyman include: Hail Columbia & Noises Off (actually pre-existing arrangements) and Welcome To Fort Spencer. These were written for and performed by Foster's Social Orchestra, a group of non-musician artists Nyman assembled under the inspiration of the Portsmouth Sinfonia. Cannibal Fantasy (on the Ravenous DVD commentary, Albarn attributes Cannibal Fantasy to Nyman). Stranger At The Window (included in Michael Nyman's The Very Best of Michael Nyman: Film Music 1980–2001 and credited to The Michael Nyman Orchestra, along with Cannibal Fantasy). In addition, the tracks most recognisably in Nyman's (more classical) idiom include: